Stiffness - Bending and Torsion
Product Code : LSK-MTE-10497
Stiffness - Bending and Torsion (SKU LSK-MTE-10497) is a compact, bench-mounting frame for investigating the stiffness of materials, starting with the bending of beams of different materials and cross-sections. It serves strength-of-materials practicals on engineering degree, diploma and technical training courses. The frame and its kit are built by Science Lab Supplies in its own factory at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and sold directly to colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The main part is a rigid metal frame carrying two adjustable knife edges that act as simple supports for the test beams. A linear scale on the back panel sets the knife-edge positions, and a magnetic dial gauge on the same panel measures beam deflection as students hang weights on the beam.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-MTE-10497 |
| Beam supports | Two adjustable knife edges |
| Positioning | Linear scale on back panel |
| Deflection | Magnetic dial gauge |
| Loading | Weights on a hanger |
| Optional kits | Additional Experimentation Kit; Additional Torsion Testing Kit |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Stiffness - Bending and Torsion Kit
The standard set measures how simply supported beams deflect under load and compares the stiffness of beams of different materials and cross-sections. With the optional kits it extends to other beam end fixings and to the torsional stiffness of solid rods and a tube.
- B.E./B.Tech civil and mechanical: beam deflection against span, material and section shape.
- Diploma mechanical and civil engineering: load against deflection for a simply supported beam.
- Additional Experimentation Kit: simple cantilever, propped cantilever and encastre beam.
- Additional Torsion Testing Kit: torsion of solid rods of different materials and a tube.
Standard Scope of Supply
The standard kit comprises the rigid bench frame with its back-panel linear scale, two adjustable knife edges, weights with a hanger, a magnetic dial gauge, a set of different beams and a vernier gauge for measuring specimens. Not included: the Additional Experimentation Kit and Additional Torsion Testing Kit, which are optional extras.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations can be prepared for one frame or for several benches in a strength-of-materials laboratory. Each one sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested, and the optional kits or other engineering lab equipment in India from this range can be listed on the same quotation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the standard kit include torsion testing?
No. The standard kit covers bending of beams. Torsion tests on solid rods of different materials and a tube need the Additional Torsion Testing Kit, available as an optional extra.
Which beam end conditions can be studied?
The two knife edges give a simply supported beam as standard. The optional Additional Experimentation Kit adds a simple cantilever, a propped cantilever and an encastre beam.
Who makes this apparatus, and is it traded stock?
It is not traded stock. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the frame and its parts at its factory in Saha, Ambala, and each quotation is issued by the manufacturer itself.
How is deflection measured?
A magnetic dial gauge on the back panel reads beam deflection directly as loads are added to the hanger, while the vernier gauge gives specimen dimensions for the calculations.
Related Strength of Materials Apparatus
These four items from the same material testing range extend the beam work done on this frame into fuller beam and support studies, unsymmetrical sections, dedicated torsion testing and spring stiffness, and all can be quoted together.
- Beam Apparatus — load cells and digital indicators for reactions and deflections.
- Unsymmetrical Cantilever — cantilever deflection measured in two directions.
- Torsion Testing Machine — 60:1 worm-drive strain head for twisting specimens.
- Hooke's Law And Spring — spring testing frame with masses and a metric scale.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
